per a post from Clarkson about 18 months ago, Cadet command started offering fewer 4 yr. scholarships, and giving more money to each campus' PMS to divide as he/she sees fit for scholarship awards during the school year, after the new non-scholarship cadets have been evaluated ... As long as it fits the budget, that could be a bunch of 2yr. scholarships, a few 3 yr, or a couple of 4 yr, etc. But the key to that was a shift in some budget from the centralized Cadet Command Scholarship Board, to the on-campus scholarship awarding. The idea is that you make more mistakes awarding scholarships based upon paper files than you do evaluating a Scholarship applicant in person, over time.
Everything goes in a circle. Before 2010 and 2011 entering classes, I've read more scholarships were awarded by PMSs than by the Centralized Board. The balance shifted from local, to centralized, and now swinging back more to local. Oh, and neon clothing colors are back strong .. just like in 1988-1992. A 25 year cycle. My one Mammoth Mountain long sleeve T-shirt in Neon colors from 1990 was abducted by my younger daughter... she thinks its fashion FORWARD. Didn't bother to tell her it is 25 yr old fashion.